The Ripe Story

In an insanely competitive and frenzied race to obtain one of eight available recreational retail marijuana licenses in the City of Pueblo, it took true grit – a combination of passion and courage for a very important goal – to meet the stringent requirements of the application process. On March 10, 2017, the Marijuana Licensing Authority gave RIPE, a Pueblo dispensary the honor and privilege of realizing our dream by awarding us one of the eight licenses.

Meet the owners of

Ripe Dispensary

Nick Christensen and Susan Singleton.

Two people with completely different backgrounds encounter and join forces to take a vision and turn it into a reality, capitalizing on a unique opportunity to grow greater understanding and promote new possibilities in the Cannabis industry.

Combining skill sets of a determined and passionate Iraq War veteran serving two tours of Duty as a Medic having diverse knowledge of the Cannabis industry with a sassy and driven business woman who spent 32 years working as a manager for a top Fortune 500 company, created the RIPE ingredients for the RIPE experience.

Enter

The Ripe Experience

Those that enter the RIPE experience will say it’s as robust as the plant itself. A strong desire to provide diverse quality product to our guests at great prices, started our quest to create the RIPE experience. Interviewing family, friends, and Cannabis enthusiasts fueled our desire to make RIPE not only an upscale dispensary but an experience that creates loyal RIPE fans.

We are teaming up with

Doctors and Industry Experts

In order to enable us to further cultivate the RIPE experience into a platform to educate consumers and create an environment that contributes to customer wellness with an emphasis on Safety First – Do No Harm. The term Caretender replaced the position of Budtender – no explanation needed! Caretender’s will help you feel informed and relaxed. Our RIPE team is obsessed with providing you, our guests, with a superior shopping experience both during and after your purchase.

“The Cannabis plant is a medicinal gold mine and is able to deliver so much!”

Nick ChristensenCo-Owner

“The list of medical benefits is simply astonishing including pain, nausea, anxiety and inflammation. The plant can reduce the opioid crisis! More education and research needs to occur to better understand over 400 unique cannabinoids (chemical compounds) in the marijuana plant and how they react to the millions of cannabinoid receptors in our bodies.”

Nick ChristensenCo-Owner

“We want our guests to feel comfortable and enjoy the RIPE Experience at their pace, knowing they are receiving safe, affordable and quality products,”

Susan SingletonCo-Owner

“RIPE has a unique and exciting atmosphere with a welcoming vibe for every kind of customer, from seasoned consumers to new recreational shoppers. I want our guests to know that RIPE is here for them and it’s their store.”